新标准大学英语综合教程4课后习题翻译答案.docx

1、新标准大学英语综合教程4课后习题翻译答案新标准大学英语综合教程4课后习题翻译答案UNIT1 1.我认为，选修第二专业并不适合每一位本科生。If you ask me, taking a second major isnt good for every undergraduate. 2.我大学本科主修英语专业，大一时就开始辅修经济学了。In my freshman year as an English major, I took economics as my minor. 3.无疑，我是班里最用功的学生。By all odds, I was the most hardworking stude

2、nt in my class. 4.我竭尽全力想同时达到两个不同专业的要求，但还是有不及格的时候。But try as I might to meet the requirements of the two different subjects, I still couldnt do well enough to pass all the exams. 5.因为经济学需要良好的数学基础，我不得不花大量时间钻研数学，因而忽略了英语学习。Given that the study of economics required a good command of mathematics, I had t

3、o spend so much time on math that I neglected my English major. 6.第二学期,英国文学及宏观经济学两门课不及格给我敲响了警钟，Failing English Literature and Macroeconomics in the second semester sounded the alarm for me. 7.这可是我一生中第一次考试不及格，这大大打击了我的自信心。This was the first time I did not pass a course in my life, which had greatly sa

4、pped my confidence. 8.虽然我不是一个容易向命运低头的人，在暑假结束的时候，我还是决定放弃经济学，以免两个专业都难以完成。Although I was not a man who would easily bow to fate, as the summer break came to a close, I decided to give up economics for fear that I would fail in both subjects. 9.当我只需修一个专业的时候，一切似乎又回到了正轨。Now that I had only one subject to

5、attend to, everything seemed to be on the right track again. UNIT2 1.张磊是在毕业工作后才开始意识到读书的乐趣的。It was not until after he had graduated from university and started to work that Zhang Lei became aware of the pleasure of reading. 2.反思自己的大学教育时，他感慨不已:Reflecting on his undergraduate studies, he lamented that

6、he, 3.他的一些同学都沉浸于从图书馆或书店找到的各种有趣的书籍，而他却只读了一些教科书，其中连一本真正能让他爱不释手、值得一读的书都没有。unlike his classmates who had immersed themselves in various interesting books they were able to lay hands on from the library or bookshop, had only read textbooks, none of which was really worthwhile, or could be read in one sit

7、ting. 4.他可以说是被剥夺了通过书了解作家奇妙世界的特权。He was deprived of the privilege of gaining access to the writers fantastic worlds through the windows their books have opened, so to speak. 5.如今，他嗜书如命，废寝忘食，好像要把大学期间没机会读的好书全都读一遍Now he has become an avid and omnivorous reader. It is as if he wants to make up for those

8、marvelous books he hadnt had a chance to read in his university days. 6.到目前为止他已经利用业余时间读了几百本小说、传记和游记。By now, in his spare time, he has read several hundreds of books, including novels, biographies and travel notes. 7.他意识到书不仅能向他展示一个充满希望的前景，帮他消除现实生活中的压力和疲劳，He realizes that books can not only reveal to

9、him the vista of a hopeful future and help him withstand stresses and strains, 8.而且能够帮他澄清一些误解，找到生活的真谛。they can also help him clear up some misconceptions and discover the true meaning of life. UNIT4 1.谈及目前经济萧条所带来的影响，学生活动的减少就是一个很好的例证。When it comes to the effects of the current economic downturn, the

10、decrease of student activities is a good case in point. 2.为了活跃校园生活，大学愿意划拨一部分资金来资助学生社团活动，To enliven campus life, the university is always willing to carve out money for activities organized by student clubs and societies, 3.但由于今年学校的预算大幅减少，对社团的资助也相应缩减了不少。but such sponsorships have been pared down this

11、 year because of huge budget cut. 4.显然，学生社团要恢复以前的活力就必须想办法克服自身的经济困难。Apparently, student organizations need to weather their own financial crisis if they want to recover from their current state of inactiveness. 5.有人主张招募更多会员，因为会员费的增加可以帮助他们度过难关。Some suggest enrolling more club members, on the ground th

12、at the consequent increase of membership fees may help them get out of the difficulty. 6.当然，如果有更多的会员交年费，而且缩减一些日常开支，我们还是能省下一些钱来组织活动的。No doubt, if we have more members paying the annual fee, and if we cut back on our daily expenses, we can spare some money for organizing activities. 7.但是，问题的关键在于社团活动的费

13、用与参加活动的人数是成正比的，因此这种方法恐怕不太可行。But the bottom line is that the expenses of these activities are in proportion to the number of participants. Im afraid this wont be of much help. 8.要推进社团活动，同时又不使经费超支，我们必须群策群力，拿出别的筹钱方法，而不是仅仅依赖学校拨款和会员费。 To boost student activities and to avoid going into the red, we still

14、need to pool our ideas and come up with some other ways of raising money, in lieu of relying only on university grants and membership fees. UNIT5 1.我们对理想丈夫或理想妻子的假设显示出我们的性别期待以及我们对性别期待的反应Our presumptions about what ideal husbands or wives are like reveal a lot about our gender expectations as well as

15、our responses to them. 2.如果大多数年轻姑娘希望她们的未婚夫强悍、能干、可靠，If most girls want their fiancs to be tough, capable and reliable, 3.那么小伙子们也就别无选择，只能把自己训练得强悍、能干、可靠，这样才能赢得女孩子的芳心。there is no option left for young men other than to be trained as tough, capable and reliable if they want to win girlsheart. 4.如果她们的做法与性

16、别期待背道而驰，If they act to the contrary, 5.那么他们很可能会在悲叹自己的光棍生涯中度过下半辈子they will most probably bemoan their bachelors status for the rest of their lives. 6.根据同样的不成文法则Following the same unwritten rule, 7.如果多数年轻男子希望他们的未婚妻温柔体贴，耐心，忠贞，认为这些比什么都重要 if most boys expect their fiances to be caring, patient and faithf

17、ul more than anything else, 8.那么姑娘即使不是这种人，也会假装自己将来会成为贤妻良母girls are prone to let on that they will become faithful wives and loving mothers even if they are not the type. 9(深入研究一下这种性别期待Looking into such gender expectations, 10.我们就会发现这是受生理和社会因素制约的we may find that they are based on both physiological a

18、nd social factors. 11.无疑，女性为孕育婴儿做好了生理准备It goes without saying that women are physically prepared to bear children, 12.而男人则完全不适合这项工作whereas men are utterly unfit for the job. 13.男人只有努力挣钱养家才能让一家人过上好日子Therefore, a family is better-off when its male members devote their time to providing food and other

19、necessities for it. UNIT6 1.为保证校园的安全To make the campus safer, 2.校方最近发布了一项新的规定，禁止小商贩进入校园the university authorities recently released a new regulation that forbids any vendors from entering the campus, 3.校长呼吁学生在这件事上与学校合作and the president called on the students to cooperate with the university on this

20、matter. 4.学生们表示强烈反对But the students opposition was strong, 几百名学生在学校的BBS上表达了他们的愤怒and hundreds of them expressed their anger on the university BBS. 5.他们说，因为校园离市中心很远，校内商店里的货品又不多，把小贩赶出校园就无异于把学生扔到孤岛上They said that to keep vendors off campus is like deserting students on an isolated island, as the univers

21、ity was far away from the downtown and the shops on the campus did not provide enough commodities. 6.有些人提出，正是在这样的事情上，学校应该听取学生的意见和需求Some claimed that it was precisely for matters of this kind that university should listen to students opinions and needs. 7.有些学生认为，这项规定能让校园更安全的想法是错误的Some students though

22、t the university had got it wrong in believing that this regulation will ensure safety on campus. 8.学生的反应让校长感到震惊，Shocked by the students reaction, 9.为弥补过失，他宣布学校将重新考虑这项规定。the president tried to make amends for his mistake by announcing that the university will look into this new regulation again. 10.

23、他对学生说，他们完全有权过上方便 舒适的生活，He told students that they were entitled to live a convenient and comfortable life, 11.但校园的安全也同样重要。but safety is just as much an important concern as that. 12.他还提议在校园里建一个大超市，在宿舍楼附近开一些便利店，He proposed to build a big supermarket within the campus and some convenient stores near d

24、ormitory buildings, 13.这样就能大大方便学生们的生活which would certainly make students life much easier. UNIT7 在毕业典礼上，In the graduation ceremony, 一家知名IT公司的经验丰富的CTO托马斯.克拉克给140名渴望在IT行业干出一番事业的计算机科学专业的学生提出了一些重要建议。Thomas Clark, a veteran CTO of a renowned IT company, offers some important advice to 140 computer scienc

25、e majors who aspire to pursue a successful career in IT. 在他看来，信息技术不仅仅是组装机器和装置。In his opinion, information technology is not just about assembling machines and devices; 在这个领域，创新起着关键的作用。it is a domain where innovation plays the key role. 所以IT工作者自然要承受巨大的压力，因为他们每天都要相出一些新点子。So naturally IT workers have t

26、o endure great pressure in their work as they need to come up with new ideas on a daily basis. 但是克拉克指出，IT行业的最终目标是利润。But Clark also points out that the ultimate goal of IT business is profit. 如果你想在这个领域获得成功，你应该牢记创新并不等同于个人主义。If you want to succeed in this business, you need to keep in mind that innovat

27、ion is not synonymous with individualism. 值得注意的是很多有天赋的年轻人由于狂妄自大，交流能力差，没能发挥他们的潜力，因此没有取得成功。It is noticeable that because of arrogance and poor communication skill many gifted young men didnt realize their potential, thus failed to achieve success. 克拉克强调说，你必须学会和不同部门的人合作，Clark emphasizes that you must l

28、earn to cooperate with people from different departments, 这样你才能创造出能被市场接受的产品，你的才华才能绽放and only thus can your talent blossom by creating products that will be accepted by the market. UNIT9 近20年来，In the last couple of decades, 一直有人认为简体字是激进的汉语改革的产物，there have always been people who believe that simplifie

29、d characters, a product of the radical reform of Chinese language, 不能保留传统文化的精华。fail to retain the essence of our traditional culture. 在他们看来，那么多中国人读不懂繁体字是一件可耻的事有些人甚至认为简体字是一盒有缺陷的语言系统，用简体字使中国人变笨了，From their point of view, its disgraceful that so many Chinese cannot read traditional characters. Some eve

30、n argue that simplified characters are a defective system of languageand using them makes Chinese people dumb, 中华文明已经到了紧要关头，必须用繁体字才能拯救我们的民族文化。and that our civilization has reached a stage where we have to go back to traditional Chinese characters to save our national culture in decline. 但是这些提倡恢复繁体字的

31、人并不能提出足够的理由来支持他们的观点。But those in favor of traditional characters are unable to provide sufficient evidence for their assertions. 他们还忘记了重要的一点:They also forget an important point: 繁体字太复杂，Traditional Chinese characters is too complex 在中国古代，还在受过良好教育和没受过教育的人之间造成了巨大的鸿沟而简体字则让上亿的中国人识了字，In ancient China the

32、complexity of traditional characters created a rift between the educated and the uneducated, while the simplified characters have helped hundreds of millions of people become literate, 并在一定程度上模糊了受过教育的精英和普通大众之间的界限。and to a certain extent blurred the boundaries between the educated elite and the ordinary public. 如果我们重新启用繁体字，If we went back to traditional characters, 可能会侵害到大多数人受教育